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The drug disposal box — which was installed by Boynton at the request of three College of Pharmacy students — collected 37 pounds of leftover pills in its first three months on campus. Its contents were incinerated on Nov. 19, and the bin will continue to collect leftover pills in coming months.

The University of Minnesota’s mechanical engineering department received a wind tunnel last month that will provide a new way to gain experience and learn new skills in agriculture research for undergraduate and graduate researchers.

Envision Community, a collaboration between Hennepin Healthcare and the Minnesota Design Center at the University of Minnesota along with other parties, aims to design accessible housing for homeless and low-income people. This week, City leaders are looking to introduce zoning policy to accommodate this type.

Members of a Living Learning Community in the University of Minnesota’s 17th Avenue Residence Hall notified staff to the presence of anti-Semitic and white supremacist vandalism in the building last Wednesday.

A climate report recently released by the federal government emphasizes the substantial damages to the economy, environment and human health happening because of climate change, including the effects on the Midwest.

Around 11 p.m. once a week, a freshman heads outside to a spot near his residence hall to smoke marijuana out of a bong he's named "Bentley." He smokes outside to avoid getting caught by his community advisor.

Amid concerns about data security, the Minneapolis City Council pushed forward a new municipal identification program last week that could make it easier for international and undocumented students to rent an apartment, cash a check or file a police report.